March 2013

March 30, 2013
Schedule of the Northern Lenten Clergy Retreat in Holy Trinity Monastery
The schedule of the Northern Lenten Retreat for clergy and matushkas of the Eastern American Diocese and Patriarch Parishes in the USA, is now available online. The retreat will be led by the First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad...

 

March 30, 2013
Jordanville, NY: Bishop Jerome led the Triumph of Orthodoxy at Holy Trinity Monastery
On Monday, March 25, His Grace, Eastern American Diocesan vicar Bishop Jerome of Manhattan, visited Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY. His Grace celebrated the Divine Liturgy, co-served by monastery and local clergy.

March 30, 2013
Wayne, WV: Bishop George tonsured three new monks at Holy Cross Monastery
On Tuesday, March 26, on the feast day of the Translation of the relics of St. Nicephorus, Patriarch of Constantinople, upon completion of the regular Lenten services, His Grace, Eastern American Diocesan vicar Bishop George of Mayfield, tonsured two monks to the Lesser Schema...

March 27, 2013
Novo-Diveevo: Metropolitan Hilarion officiated the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts in Holy Dormition Convent
On Friday, March 22, the First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, His Eminence Hilarion, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, officiated the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts in Holy Dormition Convent "Novo-Diveevo"...

March 27, 2013
Wayne, WV: The First Week of Great Lent in Holy Cross Monastery
On the first week of Great Lent, March 18-23, the full cycle of Great Lenten services were served in Holy Cross Monastery in Wayne, WV. On Wednesday and Friday, the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts were served, led by the monastery’s abbot...

March 27, 2013
Wilkes-Barre, PA: Historic Concert Receives Enthusiastic Reception
On Sunday, March 3, singers from Holy Trinity, St. Tikhon’s, and St. Vladimir’s Seminaries joined together for the first time to sing a concert under the direction of Vladimir Gorbik, choir director at the Moscow Representation Church of the Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra.

March 24, 2013
New York City: Metropolitan Hilarion led the Divine Services on the Triumph of Orthodoxy in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign
On the first Sunday of Great Lent, the Orthodox Church celebrates the Triumph of Orthodoxy, the restoration in 842 AD to the great cathedral Hagia Sophia of the holy icons, which had been removed by the iconoslasts.

March 24, 2013
Brooklyn, NY: Metropolitan Hilarion led the Sacrament of Holy Unction in St. John the Baptist Church
On Sunday, March 24, the feast of the Triumph of Orthodoxy, the First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, His Eminence Hilarion, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, led the Sacrament of Holy Unction in St. John the Baptist Church in Brooklyn, NY.

March 23, 2013
Howell, NJ: The Feast of the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste in St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
On Saturday, March 23, the namesday of New Jersey dean and cathedral rector Protopresbyter Valery Lukianov, the Eastern American Diocese’s senior-most cleric, was celebrated at St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Howell, NJ. This year, the feast of the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste was carried over to the 23rd...

March 22, 2013
Framingham, MA: Bishop Jerome led the Divine Services in St. John the Wonderworker Church on Forgiveness Sunday
On Forgiveness Sunday, His Grace, Eastern American Diocesan vicar Bishop Jerome of Manhattan, visited St. John the Wonderworker Church on the western outskirts of Boston, MA.

March 22, 2013
"Holy Cross Monastery – A Story of Survival:" A New Documentary produced by the Fund for Assistance and the Diocesan Media Office
On Tuesday, March 22, the Fund for Assistance to ROCOR published a documentary film about the life and struggles of Holy Cross Monastery in Wayne, WV...

March 21, 2013
Jordanville, NY: "We are All in Need of a Change of Heart" – An Interview with Archim. Luke (Murianka) about Great Lent
In conjunction with the beginning of the Great Lent, the Media Office of the Eastern American Diocese has published a video interview with the abbot of Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY, Archimandrite Luke (Murianka).

March 21, 2013
A Further Remembrance of Colonel Philip Ludwell III of Williamsburg, Virginia
The second Wednesday of Great Lent this year, March 14/27, will mark the 246th anniversary of the falling asleep in the Lord of the ever-memorable Colonel Philip Ludwell III, of Williamsburg, VA, the first documented convert to Orthodoxy in the Americas.

March 19, 2013
Fletcher, NC: Bishop George led the Divine Services in Honor of Archpriest Onouphry Keith’s Retirement
On Saturday the 9th and Sunday the 10th of March, the Sunday of the Last Judgment, His Grace, Eastern American Diocesan vicar Bishop George of Mayfield, paid an Archpastoral visit to St. Nicholas Church in Fletcher, NC.

March 18, 2013
Howell, NJ: Metropolitan Hilarion led a Regular Session of the Diocesan Council
On Friday, March 1, a regular meeting of the Eastern American Diocesan Council was held in Howell, NJ, presided over by the Diocese’s ruling bishop, His Eminence Hilarion, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad.

March 18, 2013
Miami, FL: Metropolitan Hilarion led the Divine Services in St. Vladimir Church
From Friday the 8th to Sunday the 10th of March, the First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, His Eminence Hilarion, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, paid an Archpastoral visit to Miami, FL.

March 16, 2013
Jordanville, NY: The Fifth Anniversary of Metropolitan Laurus’ repose was commemorated in Holy Trinity Monastery
On Saturday, March 16, on the feast of the Commemoration of all our God-bearing Fathers who shone forth in asceticism, the fifth anniversary of the repose of the ever-memorable Metropolitan Laurus...

March 15, 2013
The Lenten Epistle of His Eminence Hilarion, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad
Eminent Brother Archpastors, Honorable Father-Concelebrants, Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord: As we approach Great Lent, I hasten to ask forgiveness from you all, as well as your holy prayers for my unworthiness.

March 15, 2013
Methuen, MA: St. Xenia’s Church will host a one-day Lenten Retreat
With the blessing of the First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, His Eminence Hilarion, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, on Saturday, April 13, St. Xenia’s Church in Methuen, MA will hold a one-day Lenten retreat.

March 11, 2013
East Setauket, NY: The Diocesan Youth Choir will hold a Benefit Concert for the Brotherhood of the Holy Cross
The Brotherhood of the Holy Cross in East Setauket, NY invites you to a benefit concert of Orthodox Spiritual Music, performed by the Eastern American Diocesan Youth Choir.

March 11, 2013
Atlanta, GA: Diocesan Secretary visited the Church of Our Lady Joy of all Who Sorrow
With the blessing of the First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, His Eminence Hilarion, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, diocesan secretary Archpriest Serge Lukianov traveled to Atlanta, GA from Monday the 25th to Wednesday the 27th of February to visit the Church of our Lady, "Joy of All Who Sorrow."

March 8, 2013
Puerto Rico: San Juan Climacos Mission will hold an Icon Exhibit
San Juan Climacos Mission San German, Puerto Rico, is intending to hold a series of events in 2013, intended to showcase Holy Orthodoxy. The principal event will be the visit to the Mission by the First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad...

March 8, 2013
Boston, MA: "The Good Thief: Two Paths Diverged at the Wood" – A Joint Concert was held at Holy Cross Seminary
From Saturday the 16th to Monday the 18th of February, President’s Day weekend, several young Orthodox choirs gathered at Hellenic Greek College in Boston, MA for the third rendition of the concert program entitled "The Good Thief: Two Paths Diverged at the Wood."

March 6, 2013
Howell, NJ: Metropolitan Hilarion led the celebrations in honor of Protopresbyter Valery Lukianov’s 50th Anniversary of Clerical Service
On Sunday, March 3, parishioners of St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Howell, NJ, celebrated the 50th anniversary of rector Protopresbyter Valery Lukianov’s ordination.

March 6, 2013
"Blurred Lines:" A Video Lecture by Archpriest Steven Ritter on Priestly Pastoral Care & the Responsibility of the Laity
With the blessing of the First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, His Eminence Hilarion, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, the Diocesan Media Office has published an English-language lecture by Archpriest Steven Ritter...